ORDERS:
ORDER
GRIEVANCE NO. ACI 1214-06
This
appeal is before this Court pursuant to Al-Shabazz v. State, 338 S.C.
354, 527 S.E.2d 742 (2000), Sullivan v. S.C. Dep’t of Corrections, 355
S.C. 437, 586 S.E.2d 124 (2003), Slezak v. S.C. Dep’t of Corrections,
361 S.C. 327, 605 S.E.2d 506 (2004), and Furtick v. S.C. Dep’t of
Corrections, Op. No. 26270 (S.C. Sup. Ct. filed July 30, 2007). Appellant Frank Ladson (Appellant) seeks review of a
decision of the S.C. Department of Corrections (Department) dated July 20, 2007.
Having reviewed the record, applicable law, and the briefs filed by the parties
in this matter, I find no indication of arbitrariness or capriciousness in the
Department’s decision. Further, I conclude that there are no issues of
colorable merit that warrant discussion. The Department’s decision to deny
Appellant’s grievance was the result of a routine and good-faith exercise of
the Department’s administrative responsibilities that is supported by
sufficient evidence in the record. Accordingly, the Department’s decision in
this matter should be affirmed.
IT
IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Department’s decision in the above-captioned appeal
is AFFIRMED.
AND
IT IS SO ORDERED.
______________________________
JOHN D.
GEATHERS
Administrative
Law Judge
1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 224
Columbia, South Carolina 29201-3731
October 17, 2007
Columbia, South Carolina
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